EWING, N.J. – The No. 9 TCNJ wrestling team rolled to a 42-3 victory over Messiah on Senior Day.
 
Kyle Nase (133) and Mike Conklin (149) each pinned their opponents and Nick Sacco edged a ranked opponent in a hard-fought bout at 165 as the senior class shined after joining fellow honorees James Romaine and Alex Strashinsky in a pre-dual ceremony.

The Lions, who won their seventh straight match, ended the dual season with a record of 14-5. 
 
Matthew Griffin got things started with a 20-4 tech fall over Bryce Arnold, ending the 125-pound bout less than 30 seconds into the second period.
 
Nase, wrestling his 100^th career bout for the Lions, pinned Mason Casey late in the first period to secure his 71^st career victory.
 
Sam Kotch followed with an 18-10 major against Shaun Quirk at 141 before Conklin pinned Dalton Monger in 4:33 at 149 pounds.
 
J.J. Giordano pulled out a tight 4-2 decision against Noah Rice at 157, and Sacco used a second-period ride-out to and an escape to open the third period to grab a 2-0 win in a battle with 14^th-ranked Keegan Demarest at 165.
 
Hunter Mays scored an 11-2 major over Austin Brass at 174 before No. 14 Ryder Slayton edged Romaine, 4-1, at 184 to get the Falcons on the board.
 
D.J. Henry ended his 197-pound bout early in the third period, taking down Sawyer Dereszynski by a 20-3 count. Matt Coon then ended the match with a pin of Nathaniel Manarin at heavyweight.
 
NOTES

• Conklin picked up his 99^th career victory with his seventh pin of the year and ended the season a perfect 18-0 in duals
• Nase notched his fourth pin of the season
• Henry and Mays each finished 14-3 in dual matches
• Coon collected his team-leading 13^th pin
• Garrett Totten picked up a tech fall in an exhibition match to move to 15-0 on the year
• Gavin Rucci registered his seventh pin of the year in an exhibition

UP NEXT

• TCNJ hosts the Mideast Futures Tournament on Saturday

#9 TCNJ 42, Messiah 3
125: Matthew Griffin (TCNJ) tech fall Bryce Arnold, 20-4 (3:25) (5-0)
133: Kyle Nase (TCNJ) pinned Mason Casey, 2:37 (11-0)
141: Sam Kotch (TCNJ) maj. dec. Shaun Quirk, 18-10 (15-0)
149: Mike Conklin (TCNJ) pinned Dalton Monger, 4:33 (21-0)
157: J.J. Giordano (TCNJ) dec. Noah Rice (Messiah), 4-2 (24-0)
165: Nick Sacco (TCNJ) dec. Keegan Demarest, 2-0 (27-0)
174: Hunter Mays (TCNJ) maj. dec. Austin Brass, 11-2 (31-0)
184: Ryder Slayton (Messiah) dec. James Romaine, 4-1 (31-3)
197: D.J. Henry (TCNJ) tech fall Sawyer Dereszynski (Messiah), 20-3 (5:17) (36-3)
285: Matt Coon (TCNJ) pinned Nathaniel Manarin, 2:30 (42-3)
 
Extra Countable Matches
Garrett Totten (TCNJ) tech fall Matthew Casey, 21-6 (2:31)
Gavin Rucci (TCNJ) pinned Abel Brunk, 2:31